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- COVID-19 at home
- Looking after your chronic condition
Looking after your chronic condition
Contents
Contents
- You may have COVID-19. What now?
- Contact with someone with COVID-19?
- What will happen if you have COVID-19?
- What to do when you have COVID-19
- Live separately with COVID-19
- Wear a mask with COVID-19
- Look after yourself with COVID-19
- Take care of your COVID-19 symptoms
- Look after your mental health with COVID-19
- Looking after your chronic condition
- Keep clean with COVID-19
- Getting help with COVID-19
- Recovering from COVID-19
- A chronic condition is a health issue that is long-term or lifelong.
- If untreated, it can cause complications that can make you unwell and unable to cope with everyday life.
- If you have a chronic condition, then your risk of severe COVID-19 is higher, but you may just have it mildly.
- The goal of treating a chronic condition is to control it and to prevent complications.
Manage your chronic condition

Understand your chronic condition
Ask your health worker for help
if you have any questions.

Have a healthy lifestyle
- Get active!
- Eat healthily.

Don’t smoke or abuse alcohol or drugs
Ask for help to stop if you need it.

Look after your mental health
- Spend time with supportive friends or family.
- Find a creative or fun activity to do.
- Do a relaxing breathing exercise each day.

Take your medication reliably
Adhere to your treatment to help control your condition, prevent complications and keep you well.

Don’t miss your appointments
- Keep all your appointments at the clinic.
- Ask someone to collect your medication while you cannot leave home.

Get help when you need it
- Phone a helpline for advice about coping with a chronic condition.
- Chat to a relative or friend.
- Find out if you qualify for a disability grant if your chronic condition makes it difficult for you to work.
Contents
- You may have COVID-19. What now?
- Contact with someone with COVID-19?
- What will happen if you have COVID-19?
- What to do when you have COVID-19
- Live separately with COVID-19
- Wear a mask with COVID-19
- Look after yourself with COVID-19
- Take care of your COVID-19 symptoms
- Look after your mental health with COVID-19
- Looking after your chronic condition
- Keep clean with COVID-19
- Getting help with COVID-19
- Recovering from COVID-19